John Scofield

"Someone's always trying to categorize my music. I think
my writing and playing have reached a point where I can't help them
do it anymore. My guitar style is a true combination of jazz and
rock techniques and I've been doing that for so long now, I really
don't think about it, "says guitarist/composer John Scofield.

"It's instrumental music with a firm base in jazz traditions -
shaded by samplings of rock, rhythm and blues and even country. I
like to think it combines the best characteristics of each." A
veteran sideman (whose credits include three years of touring and
recording with Miles Davis), Scofield has developed a formidable
career as a bandleader in his own right.

John is enjoying worldwide popularity as a performing artist,
touring an average of six months each year. His working band, aptly
named the John Scofield Quartet, is beginning it's third year as a
showcase for the near-telepathic musical rapport shared by Scofield
and tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano. Pairing this duo with the talents
of drummer Bill Stewart and bassist Dennis Irwin, Scofield cites a
four-way similarity in concept as a primary factor in his music's
success. Downbeat Magazine poll winners in 1991 as #2 Electric Jazz
Group - coupled with Scofield's #1 Guitar Player - are just a small
token of the groups critical and public acclaim.